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A Teacher (Dave Brown/FX)

Through blurred lines “A Teacher” is a difficult examination of consent and trauma

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, June 8, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

For the good of the nation, let’s not normalize any Trump flunkies with primetime TV cameos

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Tim Heidecker as Rook, John C. Reilly as Cap and Fred Armisen as Skip in MOONBASE 8 "Rats". (Courtesy of A24/SHOWTIME)

Showtime’s “Moonbase 8” has all the right stuff for glory but never gets off the ground

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Meghan McCain (ABC Disney)

Our problems aren’t just with Karens, but a nation of Meghan McCains

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Maisie Williams in "Two Weeks to Live" (HBO Max)

Join Arya Stark for a gun-toting good time in HBO Max’s action farce “Two Weeks to Live”

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Fox News was in a “purple haze” on election night until Trump’s wild claims gave them clarity

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Zita Hanrot and Marc Ruchmann in "The Hookup Plan," "Harley Quinn," and Jason Sudeikis in "Ted Lasso" (Netflix/DC Universe/Apple TV+)

Comfort TV: 9 comedies to binge as an escape from our nation’s madness

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Roadkill (The Forge)

Four years into a scandal-pocked presidency, “Roadkill” just seems flat

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The Mandalorian (Disney+)

“The Mandalorian” message for 2020: “If we fight amongst ourselves, the monster will kill us all”

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City So Real (Chicago Story Film, LLC)

“City So Real” is the must-watch series about Chicago in all of its separate and unequal glory

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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (LACEY TERRELL/NETFLIX © 2020)

Trump satirist Sarah Cooper’s new Netflix special is a joyous acknowledgement that we’re not OK

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Donald Trump speaks to Lesley Stahl on "60 Minutes" (CBSNews/60 MINUTES ©2020CBS Broadcasting Inc.)

“Borat” and Trump’s “60 Minutes” interview show what we’re missing: a sense of shame

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The Undoing (HBO)

HBO’s “The Undoing” does the incredible: Make us nostalgic for lifestyles of the rich and bothered

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American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself (MTV Documentary Films/SHOWTIME)

Alexandra Pelosi’s unfiltered “American Selfie” gives a complex picture of how we look to each other

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Studios/EPK)

“Borat 2” makes an America slathered in misogyny and disinformation reckon with itself

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Stars of the final presidential debate: Biden laughing at Trump’s BS and the invisible mute button

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Jada Harris, Aunjanue Ellis and Jurnee Smollett in "Lovecraft Country" (HBO/Warner Media Group)

An imperfect “Lovecraft Country” redefines Black magic for itself and its fans

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Feels Good Man (PBS/Kurt Keppeler)

In PBS’ “Feels Good Man,” Pepe the Frog is the “superhero” who gets vindication

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Heidi Schreck in a scene from “What the Constitution Means to Me.” (Joan Marcus/Amazon Studios)

In an Amy Coney Barrett reality, “What the Constitution Means to Me” is even more gutting

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Trial Of The Chicago 7 (Niko Tavernise/NETFLIX)

With “The Trial of the Chicago 7” we get a history of civil disobedience that’s very relevant today

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Anthony Rapp as Stamets; Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou; Mary Wiseman as Tilly; Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham of the the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (CBS)

“Star Trek: Discovery” Season 3 boldly goes where canon never dared to imagine life after disaster

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Trump’s town hall is just another ratings ploy, which NBC happily obliges

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Totally Under Control (Neon)

“Totally Under Control” shows all the ways the Trump administration let a virus win

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Chris Rock as Loy Cannon on "Fargo" (Elizabeth Morris/FX)

“I was never going to use the N-word”: “Fargo” seeks to examine our racist past without new injury

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